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Example #1 - Click, Build, Believe
Helping potential buyers quickly see what your product does, what it looks like, and how they might use it is a fast way to turn interest into bookings.
Replit’s hero nails this. Their homepage opens with clear copy — “Turn ideas into apps.”
Than, a pre-made prompt not only shows the product but teaches you how to get the best results.
Click "Start Building" and you’re in. No trial. No sales call.
→ Start building from your homepage
Example #2 - Make Value Obvious
Midday Squares made one simple packaging change — and sales skyrocketed.
The fix? Making it undeniably clear there were 4 bars in the pack, not just one.
The old design looked like a single, over-priced bar in a box.
The lesson? Don’t make customers guess.
Show the product, spell it out, and make your value obvious.
→ Bite into Midday's packaging change
Example #3 - From FUD to Hype
This is a cool example of an acquisition announcement combined with a product launch announcement.
When a big company acquires a smaller startup, it's often a disaster for the smaller product. History tends to repeat itself and customers can see the writing on the wall.
But this announcement is different.
It walks you through the lead-up to the transaction and why it’s an accelerator for launching their product — not a death sentence.
→ See Atlassian flip the acquisition narrative
Example #4 - 47-Second Rolling Thunder
This product update video from Ramp is short, sharp, and impossible to skip.
I love how they tell you the time commitment right up front: “Got 47 seconds?”
In under a minute, they spotlight new features tied to their recently launched AI agents, highlight related enhancements, and tease what’s coming next.
It’s rolling thunder in bite-sized form — keeping momentum alive and building excitement for what’s around the corner.
→ Got 47 seconds?
Example #5 - Don’t Waste Your Competitive H1
Asana goes right after Trello with its comparison page hero. Most companies play it safe with something like “Us vs Them.”
But Asana hits hard with a clear theme: “Asana is a work management platform. Trello is just a Kanban board.”
One bold claim sets the positioning up front, and the rest of the page backs it up.
This is how a competitive page should be done.
→ See Asana dig into Trello
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3 More Things
Three articles, posts, or tools you should add to your swipe file.
- AI Monetization MBA – Not sure how to price AI? Kyle Poyar unpacks some great frameworks and real company examples.
- Generalists inside, specialists outside - Emily Kramer breakdown how AI will reshape the marketing career and where you should focus.
- Positioning doesn’t stop on paper - Julien Sauvage offers an important reminder, your positioning doc is only the start.
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